Europe’s top antitrust chief is reportedly ready to file formal charges against Google accusing the company of violating the EU’s antitrust laws, advancing a five-year investigation that could lead to fines or changes in Google’s businesses overseas.

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager made the decision on Tuesday in consultation with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and will inform other EU commissioners during a meeting on Wednesday, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, citing a source close to the investigation.

Vestager’s reported decision is the next step in an antitrust investigation that has been dragging on since November 2010, when the commission decided to open an inquiry. It stems largely from complaints that Google has abused its market dominance in European markets overseas, where in some countries it holds a 90 percent share of the search market.

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